ngana1exclamationheyused to attract someone’s attention without using their name. Similar to ‘hey you’, but not rude.Ngana, nyawa-tjuyayin wanawitilpa talatjarra? Ngarringu-tju ngaangka wiyarringu.Hey, have you seen my shoulder bag with money in it? It was here but it has disappeared.2adjectivea polite way of addressing someone you know well such as a family member. Frequently used between husbands and wives.Nyangka ngulaltanyu wati kurrilu watjarnu, ‘Minyma ngana, nyinama-pula mingkurlku-rna yanku, palunyangka.’Then after a while the husband said, ‘Hey woman, you two stay here while I go for tobacco plants.’Minymalunku kurri yarltingu, ‘Wati ngana, turlkuku-li yarra.’A woman called her husband, ‘ Hey man, let’s go to the church service.Tjilku ngana, watipitja. Mutuka pala murrukatiku.Hey child, get out of the way. The car’s going to reverse.sounds likengarna1

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